Daniel 2:43:18Dan.2.43.W18TAB
לָ֥א
la
“not”
- Transliteration
- LA
- Extended
- LAA
- IPA
- /ˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LA
- phraseyour reading level
LA mit-a-RAV
- clause
HE-khe-DI par-ze-LA LA mit-a-RAV im-khas-PA
- sentence
DI ve-DI kha-ZAI-ta par-ze-LA me-a-RAV ba-kha-SAF ti-NA mit-a-re-VIN le-he-VON biz-RA a-na-SHA ve-LA-le-he-VON dav-KIN de-NA im-de-NA HE-khe-DI par-ze-LA LA mit-a-RAV im-khas-PA
Exegesis
The final analogy hēʾ kədî parzela lāʾ mitʿarav ʿim-ḥaspāʾ {הֵֽא־כְדִי פַרְזְלָא לָ֥א מִתְעָרַ֖ב עִם־חַסְפָּֽא} ‘just as iron does not mix with clay’ uses a comparative particle structure to underscore incompatibility.
Root and etymology
g-l-ʾgimel–lamed–aleph
“to uncover, reveal”
In context — Daniel 2:43
And as you saw the iron being mixed with clay and mud, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not cling to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:43:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Daniel 2:43, so the Hebrew word לָ֥א (la) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.2.43.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.43.W18.S1) and character.